sensible about south africa and ballroom dancing and its history, but i m struggling to remember my footwork and it s hard to keep track! singing luckily we now have plenty of south african experts to show us how it s done. andrew harding, bbc news, cape town. finally, two afghan athletes have arrived in tokyo to take part in the paralympic games after they were evacuated to france following the taliban s takeover. (the international paralympic committee said taekwondo fighter zakia khudadadi and sprinter hossain rasouli were flown to paris last weekend from the afghan capital. with the country s delegation unable to attend, the afghan national flag was carried by a paralympic volunteer at tuesday s opening ceremony. you can reach me on twitter
climbing clothes the newlywed celebrated, no doubt feeling like they were on top of the world. some news from the paralympics now. british wheelchair star hannah cockroft has picked up the sixth gold medal of her illustrious paralympic career, by powering to t34 100 victory in a world record time of 16.39 seconds. twenty nine year old cockroft beat her own global best by 0.18 seconds at the national stadium in tokyo, with compatriot kare adenegan taking silver with a time of 17.03. finally, two afghan athletes have arrived in tokyo to take part in the paralympic games after they were evacuated to france following the taliban s takeover. the international paralympic committee said taekwondo fighter zakia khudadadi and sprinter hossain rasouli were flown to paris last weekend from the afghan capital. with the country s delegation unable to attend, the afghan national flag was carried by a paralympic volunteer